Claudia Hoag McGarry: My writing journey, detours included.

Wed Sep 17 2025 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-07:00

El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park | Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Women's Literary Voices
Publisher/HostSanta Barbara Women's Literary Voices
Claudia Hoag McGarry: My writing journey, detours included.
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WLV Fall Salon and Happy Hour with Claudia Hoag McGarry
About this Event

Claudia McGarry clearly never saw any reason to be limited to one genre. Why not write thrillers, plays, screenplays and a memoir?

The daughter of journalists in New Orleans, Claudia brought her own flavors first to screenplays. Losing patience after many close calls in selling them, she shifted to writing thrillers­—two so far—- and a novel, voiced by a dog.

On those screenplays­­­­—Claudia never gave up! There are 16 feature-length ones so far. In her trademark no-limits way, they include romances, histories, comedies, biopics, and mysteries. Add in four TV pilots.

McGarry’s most recent exploration has been with stage plays. Her Kiddo and Patty Hearst has been staged in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and New York. Plus a successful new medium, borne of COVID confinement: painting. And she finally sold one of those screenplays! We look forward to an evening of learning about Claudia’s literary journey—inspirations, roadblocks and detours.

Claudia will be available for signing and sale of her book at the end of the presentation.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park, 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, United States

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